Bulgaria

Sofia Airport

LBSF SOF Sofia

Live conditions Night

Wind

VRB / 2 kt

Visibility

6+ SM / 9.7+ km

Temp / Dew

16°C / 61°F · dew 14°C / 57°F

Altimeter

1019 hPa / 30.09 inHg

VRB wind variable at 2 kt — no clear favored runway; ATC selects based on flow / SOP.

Local now

01:29 UTC

Sunrise

03:14

Sunset

17:51

Raw METAR + TAF
METAR LBSF 280100Z AUTO VRB02KT 9999 NCD 16/14 Q1019 NOSIG

TAF LBSF 272300Z 2800/2824 VRB04KT 9999 SCT050 BECMG 2805/2807 29010KT BECMG 2809/2811 01010KT BECMG 2818/2820 VRB04KT
Updated 0 minutes ago

Quick facts

ICAO / IATA
LBSF / SOF
Type
Large airport
Location
Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Coordinates
42.696357, 23.417671
Elevation
1742 ft (531 m)
Mag variation
+3.44° E (per chart)
Runways
2 ends · longest 3,600 m / 11,811 ft

Runways

End TRUE MAG Length Width Surface ILS Glide Notes
09 095° 089° 3,600 m / 11,811 ft 45 m Asphalt
27 275° 269° 3,600 m / 11,811 ft 45 m Asphalt

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Navaids

Ident Name Type Frequency
BOZ Bozhourishte NDB 312 kHz
F Sofia NDB 375 kHz
S Sofia NDB 335 kHz
SF Sofia NDB 529 kHz
SOF Sofia NDB 350 kHz
SOF Sofia VOR-DME 112.60 MHz

Frequencies

Approach

Approach
123.7

ATIS

ATIS
124.05

Tower

Tower
118.1

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  • LBPD Plovdiv International Airport
    74 NM ESE
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    79 NM WNW

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Data: OurAirports navdata v2026-07-27